In this week's Bad Christian blog post, Pastor Joey Svendsen discusses the sins of people who are regarded as heroes and how everyone is the same inside.

Joey uses an analogy that the public experiences all the time - sports heroes fallen from grace. He looks back to his favorite football player Brett Favre and a scandal he was involved with when he played for the New York Jets. It was alleged that the legendary quarterback had sent explicit photos of himself to someone, and after an investigation it turned out to be true.

Joey wrote that this sexual stumble for the married Favre put him at a crossroads, "'Well I guess I don't like him as much now.' Why not? Because I found out he wasn't perfect? Do I not like King David anymore, nor read the Psalms, because he got a husband killed off in order to have his wife in bed?" he wrote.

"'Well, I just don't like him as much as a person.' Well that's pretty lame. Didn't Jesus genuinely love the lowliest of sinners? What good is it for Brett Favre to exist 'blemish-less' in my mind, anyway? So, he made a mistake, and I don't like him as a person anymore? Hopefully, my personal family and friends treat me better than that."

He then drives home the point that athletes, stars, musicians, and other famous people including pastors are put on this pedestal of perfection, "I'm not saying we should never hold those we honor and respect in high esteem. However, when we write these same folks off because of some moral failure, it reveals some things in our own hearts, and proves that we had them in a place we shouldn't have," he wrote.

When Christians or anyone in general hold these heroes up in such high regard, they become idols. He said the only person we should be looking to for perfection is Jesus. Joey writes that God wanted to be Israel's only king in the Bible, but the people were looking for an Earthly king. All along the line from Saul, David, Solomon, and on, these kings failed the people they were in charge of.

"We aren't as keenly aware of our own sin as we should be. If we were, we would see ourselves 'in the same boat' as the person that disappointed us, rather than seeing ourselves as the 'more righteous observer,'" Joey wrote.

He explained that at times we need to see the larger than life fail so we can feel stronger in faith and know we are not the only one with problems. Joey concluded this thought about people put on a pedestal, "Their resume starts with the fact that God had to die for their sins. And might I add that your resume lists that same 'accomplishment.'"

To read Svendsen's whole blog post on Brett Favre and fallen heroes click here. For more information on the Bad Christian ministry, blog, and podcast, click here. Read last week's blog post on depression.